Kanye West was booked as a festival headliner. Brands are now pulling their sponsorship

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Pepsi and brewery company Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of the UK’s 2026 Wireless Festival after it was announced that Kanye West would headline the three-day event. The rapper, who goes by the name Ye, has faced backlash in recent years after making repeated antisemitic and offensive remarks. Pepsi